Zechariah 9:11 ‘As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.’
DAILY READING Mark 1:1-20; 2 Samuel 2:1-3:1; Daniel 1
Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf was born in 1700 into a royal family background and was of noble descent. When he graduated from the university, part of the tradition to mark the end of that period of formal education, was a grand tour throughout Europe to visit some of the cultural high-spots. While visiting an art museum he saw a painting of Christ entitled “Behold the Man”. It was a portrait of Christ with the crown of thorns pressed down on his head and blood running down his face. As he stood there, watching the blood of Jesus dripping down, he was greatly moved. At that point he realized he had been living for himself, neglecting Christ who shed His blood and died for him. He therefore, rededicated his life to Christ and decided to serve God anyway God wanted him to. His opportunity to serve came when some persecuted Christians, who fled to Germany, came to him asking for refuge. These people were received by Zinzendorf and allowed to settle on his estate.
Through this people The Lord led him to found a community of earnest Christians. Using the Bible as his only instruction book, Zinzendorf began to establish a community devoted to prayer, praise, Bible study, and mutual edification. Continual prayer would rise to God as the people took turns praying each hour, day and night. These were a people, utterly, and radically dedicated to making Jesus known. This community of believers came to be known as “The Lord’s Watch”. In 1727 this community started a round the clock “prayer watch” that lasted unbroken for 100 years. There were about 300 persons in the community at the beginning, and various ones covenanted to pray for one of the 24 hours in the day. In 1792, 65 years later, with the lamp of prayer still burning, the little community had sent out 300 missionaries to the unreached peoples of the West Indies, Greenland, Lapland, Turkey, and North America.
Indeed the encounter that Zinzendorf had with the blood of Jesus, at that art museum, not only transformed him but has continued to positively transform many lives around the world ever since.
Titus 2:14 says, “He gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.”
Indeed a true encounter with the blood of Jesus will birth fresh fire and zeal for the Gospel in us. Jesus shed His blood to redeem us from a life of mediocrity, therefore we cannot continue to be stuck with living an average life. His blood was shed to enable us live a life of impact on earth; to move from weakness to strength, from obscurity to a place of influence and power.
Zechariah 9:11 says ‘As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.’
The blood of Jesus breaks every yoke of stagnation and lifts us to a place of relevance and power. Indeed it is by the blood that we are delivered from every waterless pit.
And as we corporately engage the blood of Jesus at this time, it will bring a definite transformation to both us and our nation. Indeed there is power in the blood of Jesus to overcome every form of negativity. And as we raise the blood stained banner today, power will be released for speedy transformation. The speakings of the blood will permeate every nook and corner to remove the infiltration of darkness, By The Blood every covering cast that has tried to keep believers in spiritual laxity and complacency will be destroyed. Every enemy of our destiny will be driven out and the peace of God restored in our lives and in our land in Jesus Name.
PRAYER: Lord, by the blood of Jesus please ignite a fresh fire and zeal in me to carry out the assignment You have ordained for me on the earth. By Your grace I will make a definite mark in my generation in Jesus Name ..
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Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know and act upon will set you free.- – WORDBITE 222.